/* Left Sidebar Styles */
    .left-sidebar {
        padding-right: 20px;
    }

    .category-list {
        list-style: none;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
    }

    .category-item {
        border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

        .category-item:last-child {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

    .category-link {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: space-between;
        align-items: center;
        padding: 12px 15px;
        color: #333;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
        border-radius: 8px;
    }

        .category-link:hover {
            background: #1E3A5F;
            color: white;
            padding-left: 25px;
        }

        .category-link.active {
            background: #1E3A5F;
            color: white !important ;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

            .category-link.active .category-count {
                color: white;
            }

    .category-name {
        font-size: 16px;
        font-weight: 500;
    }

    .category-count {
        background: #f0f0f0;
        padding: 3px 10px;
        border-radius: 20px;
        font-size: 13px;
        color: #666;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .category-link:hover .category-count {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
        color: white;
    }

    /* Recent Posts Widget */
    .recent-posts-widget {
        margin-top: 15px;
    }

    .recent-post-item {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
        padding-bottom: 20px;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea;
    }

        .recent-post-item:last-child {
            border-bottom: none;
            margin-bottom: 0;
            padding-bottom: 0;
        }

    .recent-post-thumb {
        width: 70px;
        height: 70px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        overflow: hidden;
        margin-right: 15px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

        .recent-post-thumb img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

    .recent-post-content {
        flex: 1;
    }

        .recent-post-content h4 {
            font-size: 16px;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

            .recent-post-content h4 a {
                color: #333;
                text-decoration: none;
                transition: color 0.3s ease;
            }

                .recent-post-content h4 a:hover {
                    color: #1E3A5F;
                }

    .post-date {
        font-size: 13px;
        color: #888;
    }

        .post-date i {
            margin-right: 5px;
        }

    /* Search Widget */
    .search-widget form {
        position: relative;
    }

    .search-widget input {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 15px 50px 15px 20px;
        border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
        border-radius: 8px;
        font-size: 15px;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

        .search-widget input:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: #1E3A5F;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(116, 68, 253, 0.1);
        }

    .search-widget button {
        position: absolute;
        right: 15px;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        background: none;
        border: none;
        color: #1E3A5F;
        font-size: 18px;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

        .search-widget button:hover {
            color: #1E3A5F;
        }

    /* Responsive Styles */
    @media (max-width: 991px) {
        .left-sidebar {
            padding-right: 0;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .order-1 {
            order: 1;
        }

        .order-2 {
            order: 2;
        }
    }

    /* Animation */
    .wow {
        visibility: hidden;
    }

    .fadeInUp {
        animation-name: fadeInUp;
    }

    @keyframes fadeInUp {
        from {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translate3d(0, 30px, 0);
        }

        to {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
        }
    }